Last week Ken Rosenthal reported that the Pittsburgh Pirates had interest in Texas Ranger’s closer Keone Kela. Well, apparently that trade rumor has come to fruition. It was reported early Tuesday morning (around 12:30 AM) that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Texas Rangers had reached an agreement for the 25-year-old righty. The initial report came from Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports, with Passan tweeting:
Source: Keone Kela has been traded to the Pirates. 12:31 AM
After Passan’s tweet, many other media members confirmed the deal such as Joel Sherman of the New York Post, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, and Jon Morosi.